ALBERT CLOSE MANAGEMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
06347808 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£15
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,088 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£821£2k£2k£3k£4kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£15£4.1k
Current assets—£4.1k
Net assets£15£4.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-17
    ➕
    DURAND, Sheri Marie appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-09
    ➕
    FOX, Ian Edward appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-12-09
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-05
    ➕
    BRIGHT, Paul William appointed
    director
  18. 2016-07-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-02-20
    ➖
    BUTLER, Terence Clive resigned
    director
  20. 2015-06-21
    ➕
    SYMONDS, Jonathan David Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-27
    ➖
    GILBERTSON, Lynne Louise resigned
    director
  22. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    SALTER, Caroyn Michelle appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    BROOKS, Ann resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    BROOKS, Robert John resigned
    director
  25. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    BUTLER, Terence Clive appointed
    director
  26. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    GILBERTSON, Lynne Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    HANNEY, Terence Anthony Reginald resigned
    director
  28. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    HANNEY, Terence Anthony Reginald appointed
    director
  29. 2007-08-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBERT CLOSE MANAGEMENT LTD
  30. 2007-08-20
    ➕
    BROOKS, Ann appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-08-20
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2007-08-20
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2007-08-20
    ➕
    BROOKS, Robert John appointed
    director
  34. 2007-08-20
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2007-08-20
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

7 Stevenstone Road
Exmouth
EX8 2EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

FOX, Ian Edward→
secretary · appointed 2025-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SALTER, Caroyn Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHT, Paul William→
director · ~90y · appointed 2016-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURAND, Sheri Marie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYMONDS, Jonathan David Charles→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKS, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-20 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-20 · resigned 2007-08-20
Resigned
BROOKS, Robert John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-08-20 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
BUTLER, Terence Clive→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2016-02-20
Resigned
GILBERTSON, Lynne Louise→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2015-04-27
Resigned
HANNEY, Terence Anthony Reginald→
director · ~99y · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-20 · resigned 2007-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31